Cotton-seed



F. E. VOORHIES.

COTTON SEED LINTER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC- 6. 19]].

1,308,823. Patented July 8, 1919.

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INVENTOR 4 ATTORNEY FF. E. VOOHHIES.

COTTON SEED LINTER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 6, 1917.

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INVENTOI? 744,15 I or-#665 A TTORNEV Patented July 8, 1919.

FELIX n. v'oonrnns, or nA imAs, TEXAS.

corron-snniitmrnia. I

To all whom it may concern i citizen of the United States, residing at r the carding and Dallas, county of Dallas, and State of Texas, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Cotton-Seed Linters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates ,to a new and useful form of cotton seed linter for use in linting or removing the lint and fiberfi'om the cotton seed.

- A purpose of the invention is to provlde an efiiciently operating machine which may be used in and about oil mills or other places where cotton seed-is reduced to commercial products. A further purposeof the invention is to provide a form of linting machine comprising cooperating linters consisting of carding surfaces arranged to act upon the seed. A still further ob ect of the invention is to provideeifective means for collecting and extracting the lint from the seed after said seed has passed through the linting devices. 1 V

With the above and other objects in view the invention has relation to a certain combination and arrangement of parts, an exampleioflwhichis given in the following s ecification, pointedfiout in the appended c aims and illustrated in the accompanying dr w n w r I .Figure 1' illustrates a.-.-vertical sectional view of the casing of the machine, showing A linting device in elevation. ig. 2il1ustrates an end view of the machine.- Fig; 3 is a sectional view taken through the rimfof the carding device,

,. Referringnowmore in particular to the 10' drawings, wherein the same partsthrough out are designated by identical reference characters, the'numeral- 1 indicates the easing of the machine, which casing will prefs'uitable material. Within the casing is journaled a pair of rotary carding. wheels 2 and 3. The upper carding wheel will prefera'bly be of alittle less diameter than the lower one, but any variation of the design and speed of the rotary carding wheels is optional with the manufacturer.

Each carding wheel is mounted upon a shaft 4, ball bearings 5 being used to reduce the friction of the high speed parts to a minimum. Each carding wheel is provided with a pluralityof carding points or teeth 6 V Specification of Letters Patent.

cted'of sheetmetal or other Patented July 8, .1919.

Application filed December 6, 1917. Serial No. 205,848.

thickly studded in great numbers on theperiphery of the wheels. The carding points 6 are confined to a canvas or other suitable form of rim 7 which is in turn made secure upon the rim 8 of the wheel.

Adjustably stationary carding devices 9, formed on the same are as the circumference of the rotary carders, are mounted in cooperative relation with the rotary carders and confined in a working position by screwthreaded members 10 being-secured to the carders 9 through a bracket 11 which permits of thespacing adjustment of one carding member from the other. Screw-threaded nuts 12, confined upon the screw-threaded member 10 and lyingcontiguous upon either side of a beam 13, permit the adjustment ofthe member 9 in a more closely or farther spaced" relation with the' carding wheels. Either extremity of the member 9 may be adjusted inde endently of the other endthereof or both a justed to the same degree of cooperative relation such that the teeth l lof the stationary carder are brought into a contiguous relation with the revolv-f ing teeth 6 of the rotary carder. The carding wheels 2 and 3 are arranged one above the other and are identical in design and construction being companion lin-ters designed to'eiliciently remove the lint from the cotton seed. 1 f

The casing is provided with a cotton seed receiving hopper 15 which is fitted with an angular deflecting plate 16 capable of keepingthe seed concentrated at, the point of entrance into the carding members.

An air opening 17 is provided incthe upper portion of the casing. A discharge spout 18 is fitted in the lower portion of the machine for the purpose of conveying the seed from thelinten.

A centrifugal exhausting fan 19 capable of displacing the required volume of air is correlated with the machine, and provided with fan blades 20/ A pulley 21 is adapted to drive the fan through a belt 22 driven from a pulley 23 fixed upon the shaft 4 of the linting machine. The lower linter wheel vided with suction tubes 28, 29, and 31 which connect with the two main air conin a direction indicated. by the arrows. Cotton seed will be fed into the receiving hopper 15 Where they will be gradually picked up by the linting carding teeth and carried through the mass of a great number of carding points presented to the seed from the two members 9 and 2. As the rotary carder revolves the seed will be. dragged, turned and drawn through the cooperating carders where the, carding teeth pull the fiber and lint. from the seed. The. seed will passfrom the wheel 2 and collect in the chamber A of the machine, wherea portion of the lint Will also collect. The; tube 29. through which. a high air suction is, passed will take up the lint from said chamber and pass-it through the discharge pipe 33.. A considerablequam tityof the, lint will adhere to the carding teeth 6. of the. wheels andrevolve therewith.

The Su tion nozzl'eor pipe28. is closely-re lated to the teeth ofthewlieelsuch thatthe,

the teeth. pass lint is drawn therefrom 7 The seed are by the opening of said. tube.

A concentrated down. the battle,- 1plate. forming,

the chamber. A and fed into t e lower card ing wheel andcarding plate '93 where they are subjected tothe same carding and. linting action as, abovefdescribedif The. seed thoroughly lint'ed. and. polished .chllectfin the tube 18 where they are Q V Y from the machine. The air'suctiontubefil draws the surplus. lint. from the tube 1.8:, as thejseed pass the open extremity of thetube. The lint. adheringto. the. carding teeth? of the lower wheel will be removed. therefrom. by thehigh suction draft set up through the suction tube 30. t f

The plurality of suction nozzles are dis posed at. points of vantage about the card'- ing wheels such 'thatthej lint is "thoroughly. removed from the seed leavinga veryghigh grade seed. thoroughly polished, and. linted. This machine collects and saveslint ingreat quantities from cotton seed tobelint'ed, and is capable of economical'use designed to-save the mill operator in the operation of'lint'ing seed prior to, the use of same for the several.

the following claims.

Claims:

In aseed linting machine of the character described, the combinationwith a casing provided with a feeol opening and discharge spout, a plurality of revolving linters comprising wheels fitted with carde'r points, said wheels being journaled within the casing, a plurality of semi-circular carderplates fitted with points corresponding to the first mentionedpoints, said carderplates arranged in an engaging. relation .to the revolvinglinters, adjustable screws fitted to the ,carder plates for varying the proximitvof engagement of a Plat w th a rev lv l r 1 tion tubes arranged totake off. the lint, and driving means employed for operating the m n a I Ai q ..lii er machi mp n a casing, rotary linter devices mounted in the a i e and. lrir g mean f was conduits arr e a 6 ner p ry o the linter devicesfand suction conduits branch 11 g H .from the-first. named conduits and plane or. the. axis ofitherotary' linters, and

conduits; branching from. the named con.- duii-ts and terminating; within? the" casing. just beneath the. linters}. said last named b'Om d'iiits being of smaller 'crossY fsectional area than the first named conduits.

linter machine comprising ai'casi-ng', apair of rotary linter cylinders journaled therein one. being. arranged .beneath the other and" driving means, 'airflexhaust'er means; conduits "leading" from said", ex hauster means. and; connecting with the easing for collecting; the; lintofl'the'linter cylinders,. branch conduits opening 1 at-a point nearc'and beneaththe linterv cylinders, a discharge: spout, fposit'ioned beneath: the lower dielint'er. cylinder.- andjconnecti'ng with one oft'he branchjconduit' I Intestimony whereof I, hereunto set my handfthis the. 15th day of Now, A. D. 1917.

- E. VOORHIES.

Washington; .-D'. G.

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